Tag: Sweden
AP3 Returns 10.8% in First Half of 2019
Despite strong returns, $38.8 billion fund underperformed benchmark.
Sweden’s AP6 Gets a New Managing Director
Katarina Staaf to head the private equity-centric pension fund in September.
Third Swedish Pension Plan Divests from Nukes and Tobacco Companies
AP2’s decision sees it keeping up with new laws, sister funds AP1 and AP4.
One Swedish Pension Reserve Did Well in 2018, With a Bittersweet Caveat
Thanks to unlisted assets, AP6 fund beats the market and peers, but not its record from last year.
Another Swedish Pension Shield Had a Not-Great 2018
Another Swedish Pension Fund Makes Huge ESG-Focused Divestment
Selling of nukes, tobacco, coal and oil sands holdings follows new law, plus actions of sister fund.
Swedish Pension Fund Divesting from Nukes, Oil Sands Companies
ESG-oriented decision motivated by new law.
Sweden Gives Its Four Buffer Funds More Investing Flexibility
Pension back-up vehicles can now allocate more to illiquid, alternative asset classes.
Sweden’s AP2 Sees a Green Bond Explosion in Public Sector
The country’s state pension buffer says government institutions should swap fossil fuels for alternative energies in the next 10 years.
Swedish Pension Fund AP2 Returns 2.9% in H1
Total asset value rises to $38.85 billion at the end of June.
Swedish Companies Boost Gender Diversity for Leaders
More than a third of board members and a quarter of executives in large corporations are female.
Swedish Pension Fund AP6 Returns 12.3% in 2017
Annual return nearly doubles earnings from previous year.